Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-17
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The National Republican Central Commit
mittee after Considering the Claims of
Various Cities Select Chicago-The
Workinsmen Listened to
WASHINGTON. D. c., December 8.-The
Republican National committee was called
to order at II o'clock tn is morning in room
150 of Arlington hotel by B. F. Jones, of
Pennsylvania, its chairman. Samuel Fes-
sender, of Connecticut, acting assistant
secretary. In brief speech, Chairman
Jones stated the object of the meeting as
follows: ''Gentlemen of the committee: AS
stated in the call, this meeting is for the
purpose. of selecting a time and place for
holding the next republican national con-
vention, also to consider such other matters
as may properly be brought before it. The
momentum acquired by twenty-five years
of prevalence of republican principles has
not yet lost its force, and the material inter-
est OF the country are still prosperous, as 2
result of republican industrial legislation.
Recent utterances, however, indicate the
determination to end this prosperity by adj
verse legislation forced upon the country by
an administration hostile to Apoerican in
dustry; and also indicate the necessity of
return to power of the republican party in
national government so that American in
dustry, wool growing, sugar raising, equally
with iron making, and that production may
have continued prosperity, and employees in
these industries have constant employment
and continued good wages, such as Ameri-
can workmen should receive" The roll was
then called and every state and territory
with one or two exceptions was represented
by delegate or proxy.
The committee then proceeded to vote
formally by ballot each state or territory
representative stepping up to the chair
mans table as the state or territory was
called, aud depositing his vote in hat.
The ballots thus deposited were counted by
two tellers, and the result was afterwards
announced as follows: Whole number of
ballots cast At: necessary to choice, "a; of
which Chicago received %; Omaha, 4; Gin
clnnatl, 9; Minneapolis, s; Philadelphia, 3;
ST. Louis, 1.
The second formal ballot was then taken
and resulted as follows: Whole number of
ballots, At; necessary to choice, "a, of which
Chicago received rs, Omaha 1, Cincinnati
Ii, Minneapolis 8.
On motion of Rolling, of New Hampshire,
the time for the meeting was fixed for Tues
day, the 10Th of June, 1888.
Mr.. Gallagher, a delegate from the New
YORK worklngmen's party. was, on appllca-
ton, admitted to present the views of that
party. He asked of the committee some
recognition of the cause of labor. He
wanted the committee to further the views
of the labor party in the direction Of high
protective tariff; strong navy, more coast
defences, internal improvements, compul-
sorry education and other matters, and to
use up the surplus and protect the labor of
American workmen. They asked for the
liberation of white slaves, as they had wit
messed that of the black slaves. On motion
of Mr.. Conger, of Ohio, the hearty and full
cooperation of the committee was voted to
the men represented by Mr.. Gallagher, and
then at 1880 the committee finally adjourned.